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Learning To Capture The Puzzles
October 2, 2008I once read an obituary of a woman who made a living creating crossword puzzles. She lived, as I remember, in Connecticut. She was obviously gifted. She once told an interviewer that when she went to bed at night, the puzzles would just come to her, like magic, and she would wake in the morning […]
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Book Urges Catholics To Defend Faith In Political Arena
October 2, 2008“Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life” by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. Doubleday (New York, 2008). 258 pp. $21.95. Many people get nervous when the words “religion” and “politics” show up in the same sentence. They think the two domains must be kept entirely separate. “Render Unto Caesar,” […]
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Conversion, Not Change, Could Be American Dream
October 2, 2008Change is definitely the most utilized—and least defined—word of this fall despite its misuse as an intransitive verb to describe some goal-less event. Candidates for every office—from president of the United States to county supervisors—make it clear they are the “candidate of change” even as it remains unclear what is meant by change. Change, it […]
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Iraq War Poses Major Challenges For Next President
October 2, 2008The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. At five and a half years and running, the Iraq War—portrayed by Bush as a vital front in what he has characterized as the war on terror—has left Americans divided and much of the world community […] Full Story
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Leaders: Don’t Forget Human Aspect Of Bailout
October 2, 2008Church leaders urged members of Congress and the Bush administration to keep the human and ethical dimensions of the economic crisis in mind as they craft a financial bailout package for Wall Street. “This crisis involves far more than just economic or technical matters, but has enormous human impact and clear ethical dimensions which should […] Full Story
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Steve Siler To Head Archdiocesan Stewardship Office
October 2, 2008Steve Siler, the director of development at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta for the past nine years, has been named as the new executive director of the Stewardship Office of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. A graduate of Notre Dame University in business and accounting, he will also bring to the office a familiarity […]
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Saints Are Focus Of Parish Life Nights
October 2, 2008Instead of the usual vacation Bible school programs, for the past two summers St. Mark Church has held parish life nights for people of all ages, with a special focus on the saints. This past summer, parishioners experienced an evening in June with the Blessed Mother and in July with Sts. Anne and Joachim. The […]
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LaSalette Father Hurley, Formerly Of Atlanta, Dies
October 2, 2008Father Jim Hurley, a former parochial vicar at two parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Sept. 15. A LaSalette priest for more than 60 years, Father Hurley served in Connecticut, Florida and in Georgia. He was 90 when he died. Father Hurley came to the Archdiocese of Atlanta in February 1991 and worked at Our […]
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Marist Father Primeaux, Teacher, Author, Dies
October 2, 2008Marist Father Patrick Dwayne Primeaux, 61, died Aug. 25 at the Marist community residence at Marist School. He had been struggling with cancer for a year. As his strength deteriorated over this past summer, he made the decision to leave his residence near St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., where he had been teaching, and […]
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Our Lady Of Mercy Suffers First Shutout Of Season
October 2, 2008An undermanned Our Lady of Mercy High School football team played with a lot of determination and heart despite a 28-0 loss to Eagles Landing Christian Academy (ELCA) of McDonough Sept. 26. Mercy managed to hold ELCA scoreless until the last two minutes of the second quarter when ELCA running back Van Jakes took it […] Full Story